Australia vs Luxembourg: Over-age students, primary

Australia
3.8%
in 2017
Luxembourg
3.5%
in 2017
Australia rank
115th
Luxembourg rank
118th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Australia
  • Luxembourg
51015197119942017

How they compare

Australia currently reports 3.8% against 3.5% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Australia ranks 115th and Luxembourg ranks 118th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 6.8% 8.1% 1.4% Luxembourg
1980s 5.8% 8.6% 2.7% Luxembourg
1990s 6.0% 3.3% 2.7% Australia
2000s 6.5% 4.0% 2.4% Australia
2010s 5.9% 3.5% 2.3% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Australia or Luxembourg?
Australia, at 3.8% against 3.5% in Luxembourg as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Australia and Luxembourg?
0.3%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Australia ranks 115th and Luxembourg ranks 118th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.